The funds are part of the Transforming Maternal Health Model, a new 10-year federal program designed to improve care for low-income patients.
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Sen. Collins celebrates expansion of Social Security benefits
The Republican senator co-authored the new law, signed by President Biden Sunday, which she said will expand Social Security benefits for more than 25,000 Mainers.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation
Opposition parties planned to topple the Liberal Party in a no-confidence vote when Parliament resumes, so a spring election was almost assured.
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Biden inks Social Security bill in rare public signing ceremony
The Social Security Fairness Act will boost payments to more than 2.5 million retirees.
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Major US winter blast shuts down schools, offices in several states
Kansas, Nebraska and parts of Indiana were blanketed in ice and snow Monday. Northeastern states are likely to experience several days of bitter cold.
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Trump certified as 2024 election winner without challenge, a stark contrast to 2021 violence
No violence, protests or even procedural objections happened this time around, and Republicans who challenged the 2020 election results when Trump lost to Joe Biden have expressed no qualms this year after he defeated Kamala Harris.
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Soldier who died in Las Vegas explosion left note saying it was to be a wakeup for country’s ills
Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Green Beret from Colorado Springs, Colorado, also wrote in the note that he needed to ‘cleanse my mind’ of the lives lost of people he knew and ‘the burden of the lives I took.’
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New Orleans attacker had suspected bomb materials at home, reserved truck weeks ago, officials say
Authorities say 14 people were killed and about 30 were injured in the attack early Wednesday by Jabbar, a former Army soldier who posted social media messages saying he was inspired by the Islamic State militant group.
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Judge sets Trump’s sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10
The development marks yet another twist in the singular case. President-elect Donald Trump was convicted in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records.
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Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote
Johnson’s weak grip on the gavel threatens not only his own survival but President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious agenda of tax cuts and mass deportations as Republicans sweep to power in Washington.